Seazzadactylus

Se-az-zah-dak-ty-lus.
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Name

Seazzadactylus ‭(‬Seazza‭ ‬wing‭)‬.

Phonetic

Se-az-zah-dak-ty-lus.

Named By

F.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Dalla Vecchia‭ ‬-‭ ‬2019.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Pterosauria,‭ ‬Eopterosauria.

Diet

Piscivore‭?

Species

S.‭ ‬venieri‭

Size

Unknown.

Known locations

Italy‭ ‬-‭ ‬Dolomia di Forni Formation.

Time Period

Norian of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

Partial remains of a subadult.

In Depth

       Seazzadactylus is a genus of pterosaur that lived in Europe during the late Triassic.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Seazzadactylus venieri gen.‭ ‬et sp.‭ ‬nov.,‭ ‬a new pterosaur‭ (‬Diapsida:‭ ‬Pterosauria‭) ‬from the Upper Triassic‭ (‬Norian‭) ‬of northeastern Italy.‭ ‬-‭ ‬PeerJ‭ ‬7‭(‬e7363‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬F.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Dalla Vecchia‭ ‬-‭ ‬2019.

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